SC H 4737
in committeeTraining for new college and university board members
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did SC H 4737 pass?
Not yet. SC H 4737 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Referred to Committee on Education
What is SC H 4737 about?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-35 SO AS TO CREATE A MANDATORY ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY OF EACH INSTITUTION.
Who sponsors SC H 4737?
McGinnis, Grant are the primary sponsors of SC H 4737.
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-35 SO AS TO CREATE A MANDATORY ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY OF EACH INSTITUTION.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-05-22 — Referred to Committee on Education
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- McGinnisprimary
- Grantprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-22
Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee
2026-05-22
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-05-14
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-05-13
Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-17
2026-05-13
Read second time
reading-2
2026-05-13
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-05-13
Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Govan, Dilliard, Jones, Anderson, Rivers, Waters, Gilliard
2026-05-07
Debate adjourned
2026-04-29
Debate adjourned
2026-04-23
Debate adjourned
2026-04-01
Debate adjourned
2026-03-26
Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Govan, Weeks, Dillard, Jones, JL Johnson, Hart, Gilliard, Waters, Rivers, Anderson
2026-03-25
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-29
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Grant
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-12-16
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
2025-12-16
Prefiled
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Passage of Bill
2026-05-13 · pass · 93-17
Member-level votes (123)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hart, Christopher R.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- King, John Richard C.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, JA: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Beach, Thomas: no
- Cromer, April: no
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
- Frank, Stephen: no
- Gibson, Daniel: no
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Huff, William C.: no
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: no
- Magnuson, Josiah: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- McCravy, John R., III: no
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
- Pace, Jordan S.: no
- Terribile, Jackie R.: no
- White, Joseph S.: no
- Bernstein, Beth E.: excused
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
- Weeks, J. David: excused
- Ballentine, Nathan: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Landing, Kathy: excused
- Mitchell, Dianne: excused
- Rankin, Luke S.: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
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